List of Shamrock Rovers F.C. records and statistics

Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in the history of Irish football, having won 17 League of Ireland titles and 24 FAI Cups.^[1] They have also won the League of Ireland Shield on 18 occasions and the League of Ireland Cup once.^[2] Shamrock Rovers have supplied more players to the Republic of Ireland national football team (62) than any other single club. This list comprises the major honours won by Shamrock Rovers and the records set by the players and managers of the club.

Honours

National titles

• League of Ireland: 17
  • 1922–23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1963–64
    1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 2010, 2011
• FAI Cup: 24
  • 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966,
    1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987
• League of Ireland Shield: 18
  • 1924–25, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1955–56,
    1956–57, 1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68.
• League of Ireland Cup: 2
  • 1976–77
  • 2013
• League of Ireland First Division: 1
  • 2006
• Setanta Sports Cup: 2
  • 2011 Setanta Sports Cup
  • 2013 Setanta Sports Cup

Regional titles

• Leinster Senior Cup: 18
  • 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1982, 1985, 1997, 2012, 2013

^[3] Complete list of honours

European record

Shamrock Rovers have a long history in European competition.^[4] They were the first Irish side to enter European competition,^[5] and featured regularly in the 1960s and 1980s. The club have had some relative success in Europe, notably in the UEFA Intertoto-Cup, in recent years.^[6] Throughout their participation, they have beaten teams from Luxembourg, Cyprus, Iceland, Germany, and were the first Irish club to beat clubs from Turkey, Poland, Israel and Serbia. Their biggest aggregate win was 7–0 against Fram Reykjavik in 1982 which is still a record for League of Ireland clubs in European competition.^[7]

On Thursday, August 25, 2011, they became the first Irish team to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage when they defeated Partizan Belgrade 2-1 after extra-time in Serbia, for a 3-2 aggregate victory (A report from the Irish Times).

Some of their more notable European performances include:

• a 2–2 draw and 1–0 defeat to defending champions and finalists, Valencia CF in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1963–64
• a 1–1 draw and 2–1 defeat to finalists, Real Zaragoza in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66
• a 1–1 draw and 3–2 defeat to winners, Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966–67
• a 2–1 win over FC Schalke 04 in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969–70
• a 2–1 win and 1–0 win over Odra Wodzisław in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003
• a 1-0 win over Bnei Yehuda in Tel Aviv in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
• a 2-1 win over Partizan Belgrade in Belgrade in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round to make history by becoming the first Irish team to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Competitions

Correct as of December 2012.

European Cup: Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 20 1 6 13 9 33

UEFA Cup/Europa League: Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 20 4 2 14 17 43

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 4 0 2 2 4 6

UEFA Cup Winners Cup: Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 16 5 2 9 19 27

Intertoto Cup: Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 6 3 0 3 7 10

Overall: Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 66 13 12 41 56 119

Source: Shamrock Rovers F.C.

Exhibition games

Notable results

• 5–1 win against Red Star Belgrade, 16/7/1961, Polo Grounds, New York (Scorers: Tony Byrne (2), Frank O'Neill, Paddy Ambrose, Liam Tuohy).^[8]
• 1–0 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal, 16/8/1985, Estádio José Alvalade (Scorer: Harry Kenny)
• 1–0 win against Arsenal, 25/2/1986, Glenmalure Park (Scorer: Noel Larkin).^[9]
• 2–0 win against Manchester United, 14/8/1986, Shay Brennan testimonial, Glenmalure Park (Scorers: Mick Bennett, Liam O'Brien).^[9]

Team records

Games 100th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Athlone (24/9/1927) 500th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Shelbourne (21/4/1948) 1000th League Game: Dundalk 1–0 Shamrock Rovers (20/2/1971) 1500th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Athlone (22/1/1989) 1600th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 0–0 Waterford (24/1/1993) 1700th League Game: Galway 0–2 Shamrock Rovers (2/3/1996) 2000th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 1–2 Drogheda (22/10/2004)

Results Largest victory: Shamrock Rovers 11–0 Bray Unknowns (28/10/1928)[2] Largest defeat: St James's Gate 7–0 Shamrock Rovers (22/4/1937)[2] Cork City 7–0 Shamrock Rovers (31/8/1938)[2] Górnik Zabrze 7–0 Shamrock Rovers (1994–95)[10]

• The club's 1000th League win came on Friday 18 August 2006 when Kilkenny City were beaten 2–0 at Tolka Park with goals by Anthony Flood and Tadhg Purcell.

At the end of the 2013 season the club's overall League record is:

Played:	Won:	Drew:	Lost:	GF:	GA:	Points:
2310	1121	571	618	4314	2822	3139

Padraig Amond scored Rovers 4000th League goal on 14 September 2007 in a 4–0 win over Galway United.^[11]

Player statistics

Goalscorers

• Highest number of league goals in a season:
  • Bob Fullam – 1922–23 (27)^[1]
  • Gary Twigg – 2009 (24)
  • Stephen Geoghegan – 1993–94 (23)^[12]
• Top League scorers
  • Paddy Ambrose – 109^[1]
  • Paddy Coad – 104^[13]
  • Bob Fullam – 92^[14]
• Top FAI Cup scorers^[13]
  • Paddy Coad – 37
  • Liam Tuohy – 20

References

1. "Shamrock Rovers Club Information". League of Ireland. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
2. "Roll of Honour". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
4. "European Results 1957 – date". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
5. "Babes Recalled". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 2007-09-23. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
6. "Shamrock Rovers into the Intertoto second round". RTÉ. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
7. "UEFA European Cup Matches 1982/1983". Retrieved 2009-02-05.
8. Willoughby, Charlie (1987). "Chapter 4". Come on the Hoops. DBA Publications Ltd. p. 44.
9. Rice, Eoghan (2005). "The Four in a Row". We Are Rovers. Nonsuch. p. 138. ISBN 1-84588-510-4.
10. "European Results 1957 – date". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
11. "PADRAIG IN IRISH U-21 SIDE". NI Milk Cup. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
12. "Ireland – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
13. Goggins/Doolan, Robert/Paul (1993). The Hoops. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN 0-7171-2121-6.
14. Byrne, Peter. Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Sportsworld. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.

Bibliography

• Rice, Eoghan (2005). We Are Rovers. Nonsuch. ISBN 1-84588-510-4.
• Paul Doolan, Robert Goggins (1993). The Hoops. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN 0-7171-2121-6.

External links

• Shamrock Rovers FC Website